Video Adapter on Dell Inspiron Laptop stopped working

[Guest BobT]

I was changing the refresh rate on the video adapter. NeoMagic256ZD and

when it was set to the highest rate the monitor and laptop blacked out.

 

When I rebooted it said the adapter was set up wrong. It displays as the

minimum and cannot be reset to 1028x840

 

The drivers look ok.

Is it possible there is a registry setting than has to be corrected.

 

TIA

Bob

[Guest glee]

Re: Video Adapter on Dell Inspiron Laptop stopped working

 

Restart in Safe Mode:

- Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98 Startup menu

(boot menu) appears.

OR

- Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot menu.

- Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.

 

In Safe Mode, open Control Panel> Display> Settings> Advanced> Monitor tab, and

lower the Refresh Rate to adapter default or 60Hz, click OK. In Settings, change

the screen resolution and color to one of the lower settings, click Apply/OK.

 

Restart Windows in normal mode, and you should be able to reset your display

settings.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

http://dts-l.org/

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

 

"BobT" <anonymus@anonymus.com> wrote in message

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>I was changing the refresh rate on the video adapter. NeoMagic256ZD and

> when it was set to the highest rate the monitor and laptop blacked out.

>

> When I rebooted it said the adapter was set up wrong. It displays as the

> minimum and cannot be reset to 1028x840

>

> The drivers look ok.

> Is it possible there is a registry setting than has to be corrected.

>

> TIA

> Bob

>

>

[Guest BobT]

Re: Video Adapter on Dell Inspiron Laptop stopped working

 

Thanks for the response.

I had done that already but was never given the opportunity to switch to

60mhz.

What I did do was delete the hardware via the Control Panel> Display>

Settings>System.

When I rebooted it found the new hardware and reinstalled the needed

software. The system is now fine. (I have access to the refresh rates)

Bob

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

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> Restart in Safe Mode:

> - Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98

Startup menu

> (boot menu) appears.

> OR

> - Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot

menu.

> - Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.

>

> In Safe Mode, open Control Panel> Display> Settings> Advanced> Monitor

tab, and

> lower the Refresh Rate to adapter default or 60Hz, click OK. In Settings,

change

> the screen resolution and color to one of the lower settings, click

Apply/OK.

>

> Restart Windows in normal mode, and you should be able to reset your

display

> settings.

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

> http://dts-l.org/

> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>

>

> "BobT" <anonymus@anonymus.com> wrote in message

> news:OgZXWHI$HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >I was changing the refresh rate on the video adapter. NeoMagic256ZD and

> > when it was set to the highest rate the monitor and laptop blacked out.

> >

> > When I rebooted it said the adapter was set up wrong. It displays as

the

> > minimum and cannot be reset to 1028x840

> >

> > The drivers look ok.

> > Is it possible there is a registry setting than has to be corrected.

> >

> > TIA

> > Bob

> >

> >

>

[Guest glee]

Re: Video Adapter on Dell Inspiron Laptop stopped working

 

Yeah, after I posted that I realised that you probably would not be able to adjust

the refresh rate in Safe Mode.

 

Glad you figured out the reasonable alternative.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

http://dts-l.org/

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

 

 

"BobT" <anonymus@anonymus.com> wrote in message

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> Thanks for the response.

> I had done that already but was never given the opportunity to switch to

> 60mhz.

> What I did do was delete the hardware via the Control Panel> Display>

> Settings>System.

> When I rebooted it found the new hardware and reinstalled the needed

> software. The system is now fine. (I have access to the refresh rates)

> Bob

> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

> news:%23VGd4SL$HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Restart in Safe Mode:

>> - Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98

> Startup menu

>> (boot menu) appears.

>> OR

>> - Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot

> menu.

>> - Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.

>>

>> In Safe Mode, open Control Panel> Display> Settings> Advanced> Monitor

> tab, and

>> lower the Refresh Rate to adapter default or 60Hz, click OK. In Settings,

> change

>> the screen resolution and color to one of the lower settings, click

> Apply/OK.

>>

>> Restart Windows in normal mode, and you should be able to reset your

> display

>> settings.

>> --

>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

>> http://dts-l.org/

>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>>

>>

>> "BobT" <anonymus@anonymus.com> wrote in message

>> news:OgZXWHI$HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> >I was changing the refresh rate on the video adapter. NeoMagic256ZD and

>> > when it was set to the highest rate the monitor and laptop blacked out.

>> >

>> > When I rebooted it said the adapter was set up wrong. It displays as

> the

>> > minimum and cannot be reset to 1028x840

>> >

>> > The drivers look ok.

>> > Is it possible there is a registry setting than has to be corrected.

>> >

>> > TIA

>> > Bob

>> >

>> >

>>

>

>